Victims of Silence is a melodic death metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2018. They play melodic death metal with harmonic guitar work and dynamic vocal interplay.

Vrable's Vighun delivers melodic death metal with hooky twin-guitar harmonies and guttural intensity from western Slovakia. Their Gothenburg-influenced approach balances accessible melodies with the heaviness and aggression of the death metal tradition.

Vile Extortion is a melodic death/thrash metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2019. They combine melodic death metal's harmonies with thrash metal's velocity.

Linkoping's Vilt brings together death metal, groove metal, and melodic death metal into a versatile hybrid that draws from Gothenburg's melodeath legacy while incorporating modern rhythmic punch. Their compositions balance technical musicianship with accessible, headbanging-ready riffs.

Vinterbarn is a progressive/melodic death metal band from the Baden-Württemberg/Hesse border region of Germany, formed in 2012. They blend progressive structures with melodic death metal's harmonic richness.

Violation is a melodic death metal band from Gefrees, Germany, formed in 2012. They deliver melodic death metal featuring harmonized guitar work and dynamic vocal interplay.

Violentory is a melodic death/progressive metal band from Razlog, Bulgaria, formed in 2013 and self-described as "innovative metal aiming to create their own style." Their discography includes the demo "Singularity," the 2013 full-length "Theory Of Life," and the 2014 EP "Transition," blending djent, symphonic, and experimental elements with death metal aggression.

Violet Moon is a gothic metal turned melodic death metal band from the Amberg/Auerbach/Regensburg/Forchheim area of Germany, formed in 2025. They evolved from gothic metal origins to embrace the heavier, more aggressive sound of melodic death metal.

Protvino's Virgins Blood of Cachtice, named after the legend of the Blood Countess Elizabeth Bathory, delivers a multi-genre assault spanning black metal, death metal, grindcore, and melodic death metal. Their willingness to blend so many extreme subgenres creates a chaotic, unpredictable sound rooted in historical horror.